The left is once again going after the automobile industry by calling for new taxes on the already overtaxed drivers of America. An economist at the Congressional Budge Office suggested that the Federal government would start charging people based on their mileage. This would be done in order to generate more revenues to spend on highway projects. They obviously don’t see the flaws in that plan.
If they start taxing drivers to generate money for highway projects, drivers are going to be using the highways less and less. That’s like charging somebody a finger every time they wanted to buy a new ring.
Chad Shirley, CBO’s deputy assistant director for microeconomic studies, gave a presentation that shows federal gas tax revenues are falling short of federal spending on highway programs. Naturally, Shirley didn’t suggest less federal spending, but instead he offered three somewhat idiotic suggestions.
Read the suggestions on the next page.
hell no , put an end to this c**p before it gets started !!!!!!
Obama’s America at work
does this mean they will get rid of the gas taxes, license taxes (tabs), fix all the roads and make them safe to travel everywhere – I would demand services for my taxes where ever I travel if that were the case…. Or I will opt out!
We already pay by the mile your so called eco-gas gets rotten gas mileage and forces us back to the gas pumps and pay more gas taxes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The law of unexpected consequences strikes again. All those liberals and economy minded people in electric cars and hybrids are hurting fuel tax revenues. California started it, and now the feds are getting on board.
I FOR ONE WILL REFUSE TO PAY
THIS B******T TAX !!!!
Screw Americans any way they can.
You vote and defend Democrats well get ready to pay more out of pocket for that privilege. Are you getting your money’s worth?
Tax tax tax tax. !!!
That is all you liberal Democrats know how to do. !!!!!
Tax the the working people and give it to the people who don’t want to work. !!!!
We are getting fucking sick of it. !!
This is why working people are loving Donald Trump so much. !!!
Tell me about it, I was born and raised in Oregon, some of the highest taxes in U.S., gas beer, cigarettes, we have many sin taxes, and we have legalized gambling and cannabis, but, still is not enough, when will we, the hard working taxpaying americans get a break? Not in this lifetime, I am thinking